Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sharply higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.41/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −126.55 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$256.41

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs FL average

−47.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	261.35	1,413	13thin
Medium and Large 2	517	235.00	1,214	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

256.41

—

FL average4 barns · 42 hd

256.61

−0.20

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−47.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−126.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,644	168.47	2,770	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	134.82	1,822	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	123.12	1,369	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	104.17	950	42

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	494.62/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	309.57/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	448.49/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,449	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	376.06/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	297.85/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	319.55/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,553	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	359.05/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,135	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	390.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	299.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	303.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	370.43/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	399.05/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	294.52/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	131.64/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,567	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	99.10/cwt	95.00–101.00	855	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	130.64/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,901	192.50/cwt	182.00–197.00	3,659	9
Bulls	—	—	1,667	165.30/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	153.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,266	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	297.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,357	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,356	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	116.12/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,241	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	106.71/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,000	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	137.95/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	533.06/cwt	500.00–560.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	354.40/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	367.37/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	257.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	269.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	284.47/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	336.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,413	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	296.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	541.65/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	417.38/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,173	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.49/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	445.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	247.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	501.06/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,338	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.50/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,521	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	333.48/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	339.75/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,271	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	363.56/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	541.05/cwt	515.00–575.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	308.24/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,433	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	469.54/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,071	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	263.14/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,384	9

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Jan 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 1,030Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 381Year ago 346

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sharply higher and feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	480.00–505.00	494.62
4	300–350	328	440.00–455.00	445.88
17	350–400	378	385.00–430.00	398.49
15	400–450	439	350.00–385.00	354.40
12	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	333.48
12	500–550	531	300.00–335.00	309.57
3	550–600	565	265.00–295.00	284.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	315	375.00–400.00	390.87
4	350–400	361	345.00–380.00	370.43
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	285.00–305.00	294.52
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	273	360.00–395.00	376.06
5	300–350	336	300.00–320.00	303.57
2	350–400	373	290.00–310.00	299.40
3	400–450	415	285.00–305.00	297.85
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	175	500.00–560.00	533.06
16	200–250	228	450.00–500.00	469.54
13	250–300	281	400.00–450.00	417.38
29	300–350	316	335.00–375.00	359.05
42	350–400	374	320.00–360.00	339.75
17	400–450	420	320.00–350.00	336.45
16	450–500	465	285.00–320.00	308.24
9	500–550	526	255.00–275.00	263.14
4	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.33
5	600–650	609	240.00–250.00	247.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	495.00	495.00
1	200–250	200	485.00	485.00
3	250–300	250	445.00–460.00	450.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–410.00	399.05
3	350–400	365	345.00–380.00	367.37
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	456	285.00–300.00	297.68
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	177	515.00–575.00	541.05
9	200–250	224	510.00–570.00	541.65
21	250–300	267	475.00–520.00	501.06
14	300–350	323	425.00–470.00	448.49
15	350–400	378	385.00–425.00	402.50
5	400–450	423	345.00–385.00	363.56
24	450–500	486	312.00–345.00	319.55
11	500–550	525	285.00–310.00	296.63
4	550–600	571	265.00–275.00	269.90
4	600–650	621	245.00–265.00	257.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,190	129.00–137.00	131.64
59	—	1,101	120.00–128.00	123.16
32	—	1,069	111.00–119.00	116.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	863	95.00–101.00	99.10
28	—	937	102.00–110.00	106.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	129.00–132.00	130.64
8	—	1,433	134.00–141.00	137.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,901	182.00–197.00	192.50
3	—	1,667	162.00–170.00	165.30
14	—	1,474	145.00–159.00	153.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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